Shame they stopped making the Skyline GTR, one of my all time favourite cars.
I've come to the conclusion that the best Japanese sportscar is the Evo VII, although I don't know much about the Evo VIII.
They screwed the pooch on the Scooby styling with the round headlights and the new version doesn't make up for it (although the STi version isn't bad). I saw a Turbo 2000 Scooby in midnight blue with 17" gold spokes/silver rim alloys - only 3 years old and still looking hot.
Then I test drove a Mini Cooper S. Now that's a car - it's like a racing kart. Soooo much fun on around twisty roads and is very nippy too. The 6 speed box should have closer ratios though, but it's nice and smooth the way it is. Some people say the noise of the supercharger is annoying, but I loved it; I've always wanted a turbo or supercharger enhanced car.